Today was one of those days that people will always remember. I was driving when I heard on the radio from Shotgun Tom on K-Earth 101 that Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 Thursday, June 25th, 2009. The rest of my afternoon was spent listening to continuous play of MJ's hits on all of the L.A. radio stations and, for the first time, there was no need to search for good songs as all of his trigger some memory or nostalgia and positive feeling. It was amazing to hear the incredible range and depth that he brought to us in the form of pop music.
It is hard for me to believe that he just died suddenly, but it seems so fitting. People of iconic nature are always seemingly taken unexpectedly and MJ is no different. He was someone who transcended genre, race, nationality, even age/generation. I don't know anyone alive today who was not a fan at some point in their life, if not throughout, and he had that effect on people all over the world. Despite the wacky headlines, one cannot detract from what he brought to us. Music and style that will always be unique to him, as well as a spirit of philanthropy and compassion for people of need. He was a pioneer in all he set out to do and for that he will be greatly missed, appreciated, but never forgotten. His legacy lives on...Rest in Peace Michael Jackson. You have added so much to our lives over the decades and for that I thank you.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Baby Capio is a...
On Thursday June 11th, M and I had our "big" ultrasound appointment with the perinatologist. We had already seen the baby via 2 previous ultrasounds (weeks 8 and 12), but our doctor wouldn't take a stab at guessing the sex. It seemed apparent that she was not very good at it, so she told us we'd have to wait until our diagnostic one during the 5th month. Keep in mind that this whole time everyone and their mother was guessing that this one was a boy, so naturally I was calling it "he." M, as many men do, wants a son and, to be honest, so do I, but of course we realize that the most important thing is that we have a healthy baby.
So after weeks of anticipation, we were finally at the fancy specialist's office and the doctor's looking around inside my belly. Everything looked perfect. At last we got to the part where he was going to confirm everyone's guess that it was a boy...WRONG! He told us we were having a girl and the room kinda got uncomfortably quiet. He went on to say that this was only an educated guess, but that if he was wrong, he'd cover babysitting for a whole year (which means he was as sure as he could possibly be). He concluded the ultrasound and left me to get my tummy cleaned up. The look on M's face was priceless...he looked like he was going to cry and I realized that it was because the doctor didn't say it was going to be a boy. I have to admit, I was pretty shocked, too, but more because we weren't expecting the girl news. My pregnancy was so different than with F and I just assumed that it was a boy.
Afterward, we went into the doctor's office and he asked if we had any questions. He reiterated that everything looked great, the baby was right on target and the due date of Nov. 10th was pretty accurate. He also gave us some pictures of the baby (one of which was 4D!) and a DVD of the whole ultrasound. I was embarrassed by how speechless we were in his office, but I'm sure we weren't the first couple to be surprised after learning one way or the other.
Anyway, it's been almost 2 weeks and the idea of another girl has grown on us and we're really excited. F was the most excited when she found out as she secretly was hoping for a girl and we all know she is going to be the best big sis. M is a sucker for baby girls so his initial shock reaction probably had more to do with not being able to name his first born after his dad, who he adores, than being disappointed about a little girl. How can anyone be disappointed with that? We know we are extremely blessed and we are looking forward to meeting our little scorpio girl in the fall. We're almost completely decided on a name, but that news will have to wait until she's born...
So after weeks of anticipation, we were finally at the fancy specialist's office and the doctor's looking around inside my belly. Everything looked perfect. At last we got to the part where he was going to confirm everyone's guess that it was a boy...WRONG! He told us we were having a girl and the room kinda got uncomfortably quiet. He went on to say that this was only an educated guess, but that if he was wrong, he'd cover babysitting for a whole year (which means he was as sure as he could possibly be). He concluded the ultrasound and left me to get my tummy cleaned up. The look on M's face was priceless...he looked like he was going to cry and I realized that it was because the doctor didn't say it was going to be a boy. I have to admit, I was pretty shocked, too, but more because we weren't expecting the girl news. My pregnancy was so different than with F and I just assumed that it was a boy.
Afterward, we went into the doctor's office and he asked if we had any questions. He reiterated that everything looked great, the baby was right on target and the due date of Nov. 10th was pretty accurate. He also gave us some pictures of the baby (one of which was 4D!) and a DVD of the whole ultrasound. I was embarrassed by how speechless we were in his office, but I'm sure we weren't the first couple to be surprised after learning one way or the other.
Anyway, it's been almost 2 weeks and the idea of another girl has grown on us and we're really excited. F was the most excited when she found out as she secretly was hoping for a girl and we all know she is going to be the best big sis. M is a sucker for baby girls so his initial shock reaction probably had more to do with not being able to name his first born after his dad, who he adores, than being disappointed about a little girl. How can anyone be disappointed with that? We know we are extremely blessed and we are looking forward to meeting our little scorpio girl in the fall. We're almost completely decided on a name, but that news will have to wait until she's born...
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